Abstract: A toggle latch for releasably fastening and tensioning a closure band said latch comprising, a first member (20) for connection to an end of said band, a second member (22) for connection with the other end of said band, a lever (24) hingedly connected adjacent a proximal end with said second member (22) and a link member (27) hingedly interconnecting said first member (20) and said lever (24) and being joined to said lever (24) at a point spaced apart from said proximal end, said lever being movable between a first open position in which the extent of said lever (24) diverges from said band and a second closed position in which said lever (24) and link member (27) nestably overlay said first and second members (20, 22) to draw said first member (20) toward said second member (22).

Abstract: An enclosure capable of enclosing a butt splice between at least two optical fibre cables, which comprises: a base through which respective cables can pass; at least one optical fire organizer capable of storing an optical fibre in the path from one of the outlets to another of the outlets, said path having a minimum radius of curvature no smaller than the minimum bend radius of said optical fibre; and a hollow cover which can surround the organizer and which can be fixed to the base to close the enclosure; the base being removable from the splice by sliding over the organizer.

Abstract: An optical fibre cable is terminated by stripping back the jacket a certain length, cutting away the exposed core a shorter length, positioning an organizer a short distance from the newly formed end of the core, and providing a housing bridging the core and the organizer.